We report: a case of a 19-year-oId boy who presented with a painful wrist 3
months after a fall. Plain radiographs demonstrated a non-union of a capit
ate fracture which was unrecognised at the time of injury. Magnetic resonan
ce imaging confirmed the diagnosis and also demonstrated a tear of the tria
ngular fibrocartilage complex. This combination of injuries has not been pr
eviously described.